1995 Dodge Caravan airbags problems

Filed Sep 29, 2009 · Airbags · 48,000 miles · TX

Bought a new 1995 dodge caravan in may of same year. Short time later a letter notifying us of rear latch door coming open at impact----took care of it. About 3 years after that a 20 amp fuse in position #20 kept blowing, air bag light would come on and rear window wiper would go out. A short time ago while looking up parts for another vehicle at advance auto parts,just for curiosity looked up recalls for the 95 caravan and found out about the short to ground that exists in the airbag circuit. I never received a recall letter from dodge. Yesterday the 28th of sept 2009 went to dodge and they confirmed that there is a problem with this vehicles but they want to charge me for the diagnostic test if it was something else. The diagnostic runs like $110. Now I'm unemployed and my wife is picking up our grandboy from school with this safety item not working properly I'm worried sick. I feel that chrysler should take care of this problem at their own expense,because there is definitely a short in the circuit. My name is enrique gonzalez would like to get an opinion from you as to what can be done to avoid a possible accident. Thank you

Filed May 26, 2005 · Acceleration, Airbags · 104,500 miles · MN

Dt: consumer stated: had to replace the clock spring. Contacts inside were bad, it malfunctioned, the air bag light was on, horn and the cruise control didn't work.

Filed Feb 24, 2005 · Airbags · 102,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

While driving 35 MPH vehicle was rear ended and collided into a pole. Upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained neck and back injuries. *ak the consumer was involved in two accidents with the vehicle in which the air bags did not deploy. *nm updated 11/7/2005 - the consumer request that the manufacturer investigate the 1995 dodge caravans for faulty air bags.

Filed Feb 2, 2005 · Airbags · GA · fire · 1 injury

The vehicle accidentally jumped the curb while on the road. The air bags deployed, causing a fire. Driver sustained burns. Manufacturer will be notified by consumer.

Filed Nov 22, 2004 · Airbags · 55,000 miles · MN

The air bag and the horn were inoperative. The consumer felt it was due to the defect described in the clock spring recall 02v293000 on later model year vans. The consumers van has never been inspected by a dealer or mechanic to identify what was causing the problem. *jb the speedometer and odometer also stopped working for a few days.

Filed Nov 13, 2003 · Airbags, Visibility · 78,345 miles · FL

Air bag light came on and stayed on when I turned on the rear wiper and the rear wiper motor froze.

Filed Apr 1, 2003 · Airbags, Lights · DC

Letter from david r krieger concerning problem he experienced after having safety recall work done on 1995, dodge caravan, and the intermittent loss of illumination from headlights when the multipurpose switch located on steering column was used.

Filed Apr 1, 2003 · Airbags · 81,268 miles · CA

The horn and speed control was inoperative, which was caused by faulty clock spring. The air bag warning light stayed on , because it was discovered the passenger air bag was missing, the bulb was removed from the instrument panel, and the air bag will not deploy in a collision. Scc

Filed Mar 17, 2003 · Airbags, Electrical · NY

After air bag recall was performed, the warning chime sounded as the dome lights came on. Consumer felt defect is related to recall work performed. While driving at night, and using the multipurpose switch to go from bright high beam to normal headlights, the headlights suddenly went dark. The seat belt retractor failed. *tt

Filed Mar 14, 2003 · Airbags, Electrical · NY

Defective headlight switch / short circuit related to air bag wiring. After the air bag wiring was performed, the warning chime sounded and the dome lights came on. The defect was related to the recall work. While driving at night, and using the multipurpose switch, to get from high beams to normal headlights, the headlights failed *tt